Manor House Nursery

My daughter has attended Manor House since she was a baby and she absolutely loves it there. The staff are friendly and always so approachable. The staff are fantastic with my daughter and the Manager is often available at pickup and drop off which is great to see. When my daughter moved from baby room to toddlers the transition was so smooth because the staff were amazing. The nursery building itself is spacious and there is plenty of room for the children to explore. The outside area is so lovely and large and my daughter is out there all the time. They do trips out of the setting and have regular parents evenings. I would thoroughly recommend Manor House as a nursery setting. We made the right choice.

My son has attended Manor House Nursery since he was a year old. I couldn't be happier with my choice. The staff and the management are very supportive, knowledgeable, professional, and most of all, caring. My son loves going there, and I know he is having a great day every time. Lots of activities, outdoor time (the nursery has an amazing garden) and fresh food. I would definitely recommend Manor House Nursery to whoever is looking to start this journey for their child.

The carers are fantastic. They love and look after the children so well. My son loves going to nursery, he doesn’t want to leave. He adores his carers and I’m happy knowing he has a fantastic time every day. The staff call to ask if they may do things like take the kids to the park or to notify us if they have a temperature etc. so we are not caught unaware.

Our second daughter will be turning one year old later this year, and we are very much looking forward to introducing her to the Manor House family as well.

The communication between the nursery and parents has improved massively and we can see how warm, creative and dedicated the staff are. They very sensitively dealt with a difficult patch in our daughter's behaviour a few months ago. We feel this is a great place to prepare her for school in her last few months of attending.

This nursery is unreliable as childcare. I’m sure the staff work very hard despite being pushed to their limits by management. I think my 18m old is having a good time but what’s the point of sending your child to nursery if you don’t know from one day to the next if they will have him. Our child’s place has just been cancelled with just a week and half’s notice! It’s unacceptable and irresponsible of the nursery as I believe they were probably already short staffed when they accepted him just a few months ago. On top of this, I have no real idea of how my boy is really doing at nursery, or what he does with his days. Some of my star ratings I have put as poor, but I don’t actually know because I’ve only been allowed inside the nursery twice, briefly, and never had a review of his care. I know that all nurseries are struggling and staff shortages is a national problem, but unfortunately, Manor House nursery just isn’t coping with these problems. Avoid!

My little girl started her settling in sessions with Manor House Nursery in January. Being a 'lockdown baby' her transition took a little more time than anticipated. The staff were great with adapting to the needs that my little girl and also myself had, during what was a difficult time. My daughter has well and truly settled in and is thoroughly enjoying her time at nursery. The staff take such great care of her and maintain open communication about her development.

The environment and provisions they offer are of a high standard and are regularly changed. Manor House follow the curiosity approach which we love. My daughter has developed so much since starting at Manor House and she loves it there.

Our son (2) and daughter (4) attend Manor House Nursery and absolutely love it. The staff are friendly, caring and extremely committed to providing a fun and safe learning environment. The garden is fantastic and it's great to know the children spend lots of time outside as well. The staff encourage the children to explore the world and empower them to investigate the things that interest them. For example, during lockdown, our daughter wrote a letter to her grandparents while at nursery and asked if she could post it. After calling us to check it was OK, she went with the managers to the local shop to buy stamps and post the letter. She was so excited to tell us all about it and it was lovely to see how the staff supported her. Both children are always really happy when we collect them and even ask to go to nursery on days they don't attend! If that isn't a good recommendation, then I don't know what is! We are very pleased with our choice of nursery and would highly recommend it.

My daughter currently attends Manor House and she loves it there. A wide range of activities are provided every day based on her interests. A great variety of food is cooked freshly every day on site. The staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. The management team are very approachable and deal with everything extremely quickly and professionally, always being able to go the extra mile to help. Moving my daughter from another local nursery to Manor House was the best move we could have ever made for her.

Some of the best and some of the worst characteristics of nursery combined in one. Carers are lovely and dedicated but no understanding of family needs whatsoever. So far we requested additional sessions nine times when unforeseen circumstances happened (including very serious situations like a death in the family) but were never accommodated for even one, even though we offered to pay whatever needed. No flexibility whatsoever nor understanding, so claiming to be "family-oriented" couldn't be much further from the truth. Our daughter is very happy there, so sad they don't want to go out of their comfort zone even slightest to help out when needed.

Our daughter has been attending the nursery for a year now and she loved every minute. The staff are dedicated to enhancing the children's learning using the curiosity approach. The learning, environment and activities are engaging and child-led. They encourage imagination and are committed to providing a varied and creative atmosphere. We could not have asked for a better-suited nursery for our daughter.

The downside is the business side of the nursery as they seem stuck in time and not very responsive, very inflexible.

My son has settled into Manor House extremely well. Thanks to every member of staff. They are friendly, supportive, kind and have made it very easy for us. The nursery is clean well maintained with constantly changing areas for the children to explore. They have approached our starting very gently, taking on board and considering exactly what my son needs and what stage he is at. He loves his days at nursery and I couldn't be happier seeing him at Manor House.

I am very happy with Manor House Nursery and the care they have for my daughter. She is very happy and loves it there, especially the garden. Maybe a few more different activities or some music and dancing would improve it.

I couldn't be happier with the choice of Manor House Nursery. Staff are well trained and highly enthusiastic. They make sure both children and parents feel like they are home there. My daughter goes in happily every time.

Five stars all round!

We are blown away by the skills, expertise and confidence of all the staff at Manor House Nursery. They have managed my little boy's transition into their setting (from a childminder) expertly and have welcomed our family into the nursery community. We are so pleased that our son attends Manor House Nursery and would not hesitate to recommend this setting to any other family. (And our son raves about the food and he's hard to please).

Overall we're very happy with our choice to come to Manor House.